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FILE- In this March 12, 2019, file photo Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello gavels open a late afternoon session on gaming at the State House in Providence, R.I. As lawmakers nationwide decide whether to allow sports betting in their state, they’re debating whether bets, like almost everything else in our lives, can be managed online or whether wagers should be made only in person. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

States debate allowing online betting

by Jennifer McDermott Associated Press, and Geoff Mulvihill Associated PressMarch 17, 2019

In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 photo, Rhode Island state Rep. William O'Brien places a $100 bet at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., on the New England Patriots NFL football team to win over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 53. Fans of the Patriots are gearing up for Super Bowl 53 by betting on the game, the first time they can do so legally in New England. Rhode Island is the only state in the region that has launched sports betting so far. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Patriots fans flock to R.I. to gamble on the Super Bowl

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressJanuary 31, 2019

Casey Pellegrino, of Watertown, Mass., left, places a bet on professional sports, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at Twin River Casino Hotel, in Lincoln, R.I. Rhode Island is the first New England state to legalize sports betting since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law this year that made most sports gambling illegal. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Rhode Island Casino Is First in New England For Sports Betting

by Jennifer McDermott The Associated PressNovember 26, 2018

In this Tuesday, April 3, 2018, photo, farmers Sarah Turkus, left, and Dave Kuma, both of Providence, R.I., plant chives on a leased plot of land in Seekonk, Mass., as Sarah's dog Mabel, a 3-year-old hound mix, greets Dave. Rhode Island is going to buy farms and sell them to beginning farmers for dirt cheap. It's an unconventional approach to ensuring farming remains viable. The goal is to keep young entrepreneurs from moving to other states where land is cheaper. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

State of R.I. Plans to Buy Farmland

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressApril 10, 2018

In this Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 photo textile conservator Kate Tarleton, of Rochester, Mass., stands between two oversized spools holding a portion of the 1848, "Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage Round the World," at the museum in New Bedford, Mass. The quarter-mile-long (0.4-kilometer-long) panorama toured the U.S. after it was completed in 1848. . (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Museum Restores Longest Painting in North America

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressNovember 26, 2017

In this Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 photo, young trees, right, planted to restore Memorial Grove, a living World War I memorial, stand among the original trees in Green Hill Park in Worcester, Mass. The grove is among the memorials that The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library are helping restore across the nation. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Rhode Island WWI Monument, Others, Getting Facelifts

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressOctober 15, 2017

Mass. Police Try New Database for Documenting Opioid Overdoses

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressAugust 14, 2017

In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017 photo, a sign welcomes visitors to Spell Hall, the 1770 homestead of Nathanael Greene in Coventry, R.I. The 275th anniversary of Greene's birth will be marked on Saturday. Greene was a major general in the Continental Army, a trusted adviser and good friend to George Washington. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)

Overlooked, but Not Forgotten

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressJuly 30, 2017

In this May 24, 2017 photograph provided by the U.S. Navy, Naval History and Heritage Command underwater archaeologist George Schwarz, right, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Mark Faloon, left, stand over and prepare a cannon for transportation at Dodson Boat Yard in Stonington, Conn. to the Washington Navy Yard. The cannon is believed to be from the wreck of U.S.S. Revenge in 1811. (NHHC underwater archaeologist Heather G. Brown/U.S. Navy via AP)

Navy Recovers War of 1812 Cannon

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressJune 4, 2017

Tribal Chief Who Signed Treaty With Pilgrims to Be Reburied

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressApril 16, 2017